Church directory software for public-facing directories
Church directory software for WordPress and Joomla
A "find a church near me" directory, a diocesan parish finder, a denomination-wide church directory, a regional ministry directory, a Christian business directory, a worship-service resource index - these are public directory projects. Each listing represents a church, parish, ministry, school, nonprofit, business, event, or resource that visitors need to search, compare, and contact.
That is the work JReviews is built for. A church listing can carry denomination, service times, campus location, accessibility notes, ministries, livestream URL, child-care availability, parking details, worship style, contact form, photos, and map coordinates. A ministry listing can carry service area, eligibility, volunteer needs, and referral information. A Christian business directory can accept owner claims, submissions, media, inquiries, and reviews under your moderation rules.
The line is important: JReviews is not a private congregation database. If the buyer needs household records, contribution tracking, attendance, small-group management, volunteer scheduling, or pastoral-care notes, they need church-management software. If the buyer needs a public-facing church directory that runs on their WordPress or Joomla site, JReviews fits.
Who this is for
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Denominations, dioceses, and church networks
Public church finders where visitors search by location, denomination, service time, accessibility, campus ministries, worship style, and contact details without exposing private congregation records.
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Regional ministry and nonprofit directories
Resource directories for food pantries, counseling ministries, youth programs, missions, recovery groups, shelters, schools, camps, and other faith-based services that need category-specific fields and search filters.
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Christian business and service directories
Public listings for local businesses, counselors, schools, publishers, venues, and service providers where owners claim entries, keep information current, and receive inquiries without publishing their email address.
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Church media and sermon-resource sites
Listing-based libraries for sermon series, study resources, podcasts, videos, downloads, and ministry materials. The resource is searchable as a listing, with media and attachment support where it fits.
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Agencies building church directory sites
Studios creating a public directory for a denomination, diocese, ministry network, school association, or Christian business group that needs a real content model instead of a generic page builder grid.
Built for church directories
What each JReviews feature actually does for a church directories site.
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Custom church and ministry fields
Each listing type gets its own field group: churches can ask for denomination, service times, worship style, childcare, accessibility, parking, livestream URL, and ministries; nonprofits can ask for service area, eligibility, volunteer needs, and referral instructions; businesses can ask for service categories, hours, and coverage area.
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Search filters for find-a-church directories
Visitors filter by city, denomination, service time, worship style, ministries, accessibility, campus type, or any custom field the operator defines. Keyword search and field-driven filters narrow the directory without forcing visitors through static region pages.
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MapsPro proximity search
For church finders and ministry-resource directories, MapsPro adds map views, location fields, batch geocoding, and proximity search - for example churches within 10 miles of a ZIP code or food pantries near a specific neighborhood. Paid add-on on Standard; bundled on Professional.
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Claim workflow for churches and ministries
A church office, ministry director, or business owner can claim the public listing, then update service times, staff contacts, photos, livestream links, and program details through account pages under the moderation rules you set.
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Submissions with moderation
Let churches, ministries, schools, nonprofits, or businesses submit listings from the front end. New submissions and edits can wait for admin approval, so the directory can accept community input without turning into an unreviewed bulletin board.
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Inquiry forms that hide email addresses
Visitors contact a church, ministry, or listed business through the inquiry form on the listing page. The message routes to the owner inbox without exposing the recipient email address publicly, and inquiries are logged in the admin area.
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Media and resource attachments
Listings can carry photos, videos, audio, file attachments, and embedded video from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitch, and Cloudflare Stream. That works for campus photos, ministry videos, sermon-resource listings, curriculum files, and public documents.
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Reviews where ratings make sense
JReviews supports user and editor reviews with multiple criteria, owner replies, and moderation. Use that for Christian business directories, resource directories, camps, schools, and service-provider listings; a church finder can lean on structured fields and editorial notes instead of making every congregation a star-rated listing.
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Category and field SEO controls
Category and field SEO managers help shape pages for public search demand: city church directories, denomination pages, ministry categories, service-area pages, and resource topics can each get focused titles and descriptions.
Frequently asked questions
Is JReviews church membership software?
No. JReviews is not church membership software and does not replace a church-management system. It does not manage private member records, household records, attendance, giving, volunteer schedules, check-in, small groups, or pastoral-care notes. Use it for the public directory layer: churches, ministries, schools, businesses, events, resources, claims, search, maps, submissions, and inquiries.
Can I build an online church directory for visitors?
Yes. JReviews can power a public online church directory on WordPress or Joomla. Church listings can include service times, denomination, location, ministries, accessibility, livestream URL, childcare, photos, contact forms, and any other custom fields the operator defines.
Can churches claim and update their own listings?
Yes. Churches, ministries, schools, nonprofits, and business owners can submit a claim from the public site. Once approved, the listing owner can update public fields and media through account pages, with moderation rules controlling what publishes immediately.
Can visitors search by location and denomination?
Yes. JReviews supports keyword search and custom-field filters for denomination, city, service time, worship style, ministries, accessibility, and other fields you define. With MapsPro, the directory can also support map views, geocoding, and proximity search. MapsPro is a paid add-on on Standard and bundled on Professional.
Can I import a spreadsheet of churches or ministries?
Yes, with the Import add-on. CSV create, update, and export workflows can seed a public directory from a spreadsheet of churches, parishes, schools, ministries, camps, or businesses. Import is bundled on Professional and available as a paid add-on on Standard.
Should a church directory use public reviews?
It depends on the category. JReviews includes user and editor reviews with multiple criteria, moderation, and owner replies, which can fit Christian business directories, camps, schools, resources, or service providers. For a find-a-church directory, many operators will prefer structured fields, editorial notes, and contact forms over star ratings.
Does JReviews handle church event registration or ticketing?
No. JReviews can list events and the included EventsCalendar add-on provides calendar layouts, but it does not handle event registration, paid ticketing, attendee check-in, or event CRM workflows. Use it as a public event directory, not as an event-management platform.
Common church directories use cases
Find-a-church directory
A public church directory where visitors search by city, denomination, service time, worship style, accessibility, childcare, ministries, and distance from a ZIP code when MapsPro is active.
Denomination or diocese directory
A network-wide directory of churches, parishes, missions, schools, and offices. Staff claim listings, update service schedules and contact details, and submit changes for moderation before publication.
Ministry and resource directory
A searchable directory of food pantries, counseling ministries, youth programs, recovery groups, camps, schools, missions, and nonprofit partners with custom fields for eligibility, service area, referral process, and volunteer needs.
Christian business directory
A local or national directory of Christian-owned businesses and faith-based service providers. Owners claim and maintain listings, visitors send inquiries, and reviews can be enabled where public feedback fits the category.
Sermon and study-resource listings
An indexed resource library where each sermon series, video, podcast, study guide, or download is a listing with topic fields, media, attachments, related resources, and search filters.
What kind of church directories site you can build
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Public church finders
Online church directory sites for visitors who need location, service times, ministries, accessibility, and contact details before they visit.
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Denomination and diocesan directories
Church, parish, mission, school, and ministry listings managed as public entries, not as private household or member records.
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Faith-based service directories
Resource directories for ministries, nonprofits, schools, counseling services, camps, missions, and community partners.
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Christian business directories
Claimable business and provider listings with inquiries, media, category-specific fields, and optional reviews.
How church directories make money on JReviews
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Paid listings for businesses and sponsors
Charge Christian businesses, schools, camps, venues, or service providers for listings through PaidListings. PaidListings is a paid add-on on Standard and bundled on Professional.
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Featured placement in categories and cities
Sell featured placement for sponsor listings, Christian business categories, camp directories, school directories, or resource pages. Featured placement is handled through PaidListings upgrades, not through private member dues.
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Sponsored ministry resources
Use ListingResources to attach articles, downloads, awards, deals, or related materials to a listing without creating separate listing records. Paid add-on on Standard; bundled on Professional.
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Claimed listings with controlled updates
Let churches, ministries, and listed businesses maintain their public profiles after claiming. The revenue model can stay sponsorship-based, noncommercial, or paid-listing based depending on the category.
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CSV import for seeded directories
Use the Import add-on to seed a directory from an existing spreadsheet of churches, ministries, schools, camps, or businesses, then update or export listings later. Import is bundled on Professional and available as a paid add-on on Standard.
Plans and pricing
Standard fits public church directories where submissions are admin-managed or not monetized. Professional makes more sense when maps, CSV import, paid listing tiers, and resource attachments are part of the launch plan because it bundles MapsPro, Import, PaidListings, and ListingResources.
Standard
$179 / year
Core reviews engine, listing types, custom fields, claims, inquiries, schema, and CMS support for WordPress and Joomla.
Premium add-ons such as PaidListings and MapsPro are available as separate purchases on this plan.
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Professional
$427 / year
Everything in Standard plus all premium add-ons bundled — PaidListings, MapsPro, Import, and the iReview (WordPress) or Vivaz (Joomla) template.
Built for directory builds where monetization, maps, and templating are part of the launch plan rather than later upgrades.
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30-day money-back guarantee
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